Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and the United States, multiple news agencies reported, quoting Iranian state media early Sunday. “At some point, they will be calling me to ask who I would like (as leader)," Trump told NBCWho will succeed Khamenei? Khamenei’s death might as well be the most existential threat to Iran’s Islamist regime since the 1979 revolution. The supreme leader had final say on all major policies during his decades in power. But I can expect a change in leadership before the war ends, and a new Supreme Leader will emerge.

Source: Mint March 01, 2026 10:43 UTC